In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think.

So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.

And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.

And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.

Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.